Strategy

Beckstoffer Vineyards plans to pull more than half its vines in Lake and Mendocino counties, California, as it plans to farm just 1,940acres, a sharp reduction from the approximately 4,000 acres it farmed at its high point. The company said it laid off 50 of its 65 employees.

What separates the healthiest wineries from those struggling is how they run the business. That's the conclusion of a new report from InnoVint, the leading winery operating system. Its 2026 State of Winery Health Report, the third annual benchmark of how wineries rate the financial, operational, and cultural

45% of people between the ages of 21 to 28 and 38% of Millennials say they are interested in drinking more wine, but the higher cost of wine compared to other beverages is putting it at a disadvantage. That's the surprising conclusion in the 2026 BMO Wine Market

I'm a firm believer in vertical integration as much as possible. Here's another example of why: When Sal Cullari decided to hang up his academic regalia he planted a small vineyard at his home in 2000 and become a full-time winemaker. Still, he "never